The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-07-29
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A Black Dsnsn Hung.

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the details Of q harrOwiug OnIras
. that occurred at Mississippi Cit
Miss, last Friday evening ~rrsuItiu
10 the hanging Of a negro by th
name Of George Washington by e.
rsgrd citizens.
, IL APPEARS that on Friday afteI
noon Miss Bette VierIiug, a yOun;
white girl who 10 about IL years o
age, daughter OF Geo. h. Vierling
while going from Der home il
HaBdsbOTo to the Gulf View Hotel
in Mississippi City, where her faith
er vas employed, passed a wagOG
in which were two negroes. JUS
as she bad passed the wagon one
OF the negroes got ont, but the cir.
thought nothing otit and passed on.
Returning VOC after Gu route for
home she met the same negro at
about the same spot she left hlm.
Upon her approach he demanded OF
her $3.50. which she told him she
did not have, but gave him all she
bad, fifteen cents. he then de.
handed o. aud when told by her
that she did not have it, he seized
her aud told Der be was going to
Kill her. Shei fought him desper.
ately, knocking him down twice,
when be drew a knife aud cut her in
the shoulder and on one finger. He
had about succeeded in overpower.
ing her when y little boy of the
neishborhOOd, son of John Kelly,
came along IN a wagon. Attbe an.
proach OF the wagon the negro took
fight aud the. girl was taken home
in the wagon.
W hen the girls father learned of
The occurrence he promptly report.
ed to the authorities and Benz.
Duck worth, deputy sheriff of the
comfy, started in pursuit OF the
fiend. After riding all night on
track he succeeded in capturiug
him about daylight the next morn.
ing IN a neighboIing swamp, having
previously arrested two negroes By
mistake. Upon bringing in his
prisoner Saturday morning Mr..
DuckwOrth took him before the girl
and she thoroughly identified lhim.
He then started for the Mississippi
City Jail when he was met by a
crowd who demanded the prisoner,
but he succeeded in evading them,
aud had reached the Jail when be
overpOwered by about a hun
dred men who took his prisoner aud
shut him up in the front room of
the Jail. The aegro was taken down
the road a shOri distance where he
readily contesSed his guilt. Mr..
Duck work being released from bis
place OF confinement went TO the
spot accompanied by deputy sheriff
Frank Ross, and they attempted TO
prevail upon tho eDraged crowd to
let the law take its course when
they were thrown down and tied
together aud marched back. The
black feud was then swung To an
oak aud jerked into eternity. A
'oroners jury was empanelled aud
rendered a verdict that the deceased
ZANE to bis death by hanging at
he hands of parties unknown.
The negro, George Washington. :
vas about 10 years OF age. He Was
discharged from The peuitentiary I
bout two years ago, where be had =
erved a term of one year for steal. :
ne a heifrr in Wilkinson county. /
\ negro preacher was implicated
nth George in the stealing aud got
wo years in The penIteutiary. The :
oung wretch on this occasion, ex. !
eeded the bounds of human eudur. l
nee in attempting that mOnstrpus :
that is usually punished by :
udge Lynch, as on this occasion. :
IL was afflicted with q IoathsOme =
isease and was = repulsive specI.
EN- Of humanity at best. I
Mr.. Benz. Duck worth certainly :
eserves the unlimited praise OF his !
for his prompt action I,
nd unHagging zeal in capturing :.
demon before be made good his
cape. He promptly mounted his
Prise Friday evening at about 8 d
clock and made a hard ride of the S
tire night, never stopping until c
} had bagged his flying game at l
DOut daylight. The people OF Har- o
son should feel proud Of such an o
Rcer. 4
The District Attorneys OOnven- :
On OF this district will he held at